Wow Moment

This will be short...

I was catching up on my baby website reading and just read the below article. As I read it, I had one of those "Wow Moments" when I just can't quiet believe that this is actually happening.

I had to share:

"Just before the eighth week of gestation, an embryo develops its first sensitivity to touch. The first parts of its body to experience sensitivity are the ones that are the most sensitive in adults. It starts in the cheek and then quickly extends to the genital area (10 weeks), palms (11 weeks), and soles of the feet (12 weeks). By 17 weeks, the abdomen and buttocks are also sensitive. Your baby may experiment with this new found sense of touch by stroking his or her face or sucking on a thumb, as well as feeling other body parts and seeing how they move."*

Wow! I know that at some point all this stuff has to happen to Baby Helms, but I just never actually thought about this stuff actually happening! I mean, to think that Baby Helms is gonna suck his/her thumb while still in the womb....that's soooo cute!

*Article was found on www.parents.com

Baby Pool

Well I didn't get very creative when it came to creating a baby pool, but I thought it would be fun to let every one have a chance to take a guess. I found a website that created a baby pool - so that's what we will use.

So head on over to Robert and Lauren's Baby Pool: http://bebepool.com/leh8110

Also, if you haven't noticed, there is a Gender Poll to your left!

Week 10

As of today, I am now 10 weeks and 4 days in to my pregnancy. Yay! Right!? I’m still very tired but my appetite is starting to come back. I just wish my desire for cooking would return too!

So by this time, Baby Helms is about an Inch and a half long and the size of a prune! His/her legs are forming knees and ankles and it’s tiny arms now have little elbows that can bend. He/she is growing little baby teeth buds under the gums that will grow into place when Baby Helms is around 6 months old. His/her stomach and kidney are now working and even producing digestive juices and urine.

















Oh and next week I will start taking belly bump photos!

Photo Shoot (The first of many)

Please meet our little Baby Helms! His/her first photo shoot was taken Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:50 a.m. Defiantly takes after his/her father; moving around a lot. We had a total of 3 pictures taken all within a minute of each other, and in each shot he/she was in a different position.



I’m happy to say that Baby Helms had a strong, healthy heartbeat of 179. And had 2 arms, 2 legs and one big head (again, takes after daddy). I just hope he/she will have some of my features and traits. Can’t be all crazy daddy!

Baby Helms will have his/her 2nd photo shoot in about 10 weeks. Then we will be able to give him/her a proper name since we will find out its gender.